Boy, did I kick a hornet’s nest.

A couple of weeks ago, I shared an article from MIT Sloan Management Review, Implement First, Ask Questions Later (or Not at All) by Stephen J. Andriole. A quick summary:

As a result of easy-to-acquire SaaS tools and pressure to harness the relatively unknown possibilities of emerging technologies before competitors do, companies are increasingly bypassing the heavyweight “requirements gathering” processes of classic enterprise IT and, instead, more quickly trying new software apps to see what works. Some of these adoptions iterate and evolve. Some get tossed on the scrap heap. But speed and a test-and-learn approach are favored.

Crikey, were there polarized comments in reaction to that share!

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